What kind of trackpoint do you use, and why? [3 pics, 14Kb]

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davidspalding · #31 Post by **davidspalding** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:26 am

VERY interesting. I'll have to Google for a pic.

lowie · #32 Post by **lowie** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:30 am

davidspalding wrote:VERY interesting. I'll have to Google for a pic.

Not if you check my original post where I clearly present the different IBM trackpoint caps... (Or was you post so ironic that i didn't notice it?

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Website · #33 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:46 am

I believe davidspalding is referring to the Dell caps that AlphaKilo470 mentioned.

yawnmoth · #34 Post by **yawnmoth** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:54 am

The first time I saw the soft rim ones, I thought they were mistakes - that the convex part had been scooped out or something, heh.

Anyway, it's a toss up between the classic dome and soft dome ones. Ultimately, though, the soft dome ones won out.

Incidently, I far prefer trackpoints to touchpads. In fact, I always disable my touchbad, so when my R50e didn't come with one, I didn't feel it a great loss, heh.

The only drawback to them is that doing things like playing Starcraft kinda makes your wrist tired... more so than a regular mouse would..

davidspalding · #35 Post by **davidspalding** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:43 pm

tfflivemb2 wrote:I believe davidspalding is referring to the Dell caps that AlphaKilo470 mentioned.

Yyyyyyyep.

davidspalding · #36 Post by **davidspalding** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:09 pm

For those looking to buy JUST the classic cap, I found a [edit] private dealer of old Model M keyboards who sells them.

http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cf ... /id/150695

FRiC · #37 Post by **FRiC** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:50 pm

For me, I really like the soft dome (the default), but the larger size makes me hit it almost every time I want to type "b", so I use the smaller classic dome.

BoomAM · #38 Post by **BoomAM** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:41 am

Soft Dome.
Its the one that came already attached. So i havnt really tryed the other ones yet. I will do though.

#39 Post by **draco2527** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:44 am

I like the soft dome the best (I still like the "cat's tongue" caps as well and have about two dozen new ones)...I have to replace them often "OCD" when it comes to them getting crummy (the soft dome are easy to clean..but they do wear out)

The soft rim I hate!!!!

benz · #40 Post by **benz** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:18 am

I'm surprised no one mentioned option D:

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2889/nullpointer1aq.jpg

dr_st · #41 Post by **dr_st** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:35 am

benz wrote:I'm surprised no one mentioned option D:

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2889/nullpointer1aq.jpg

Well, if you have REALLY small fingers...

lowie · #42 Post by **lowie** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:23 am

benz wrote:I'm surprised no one mentioned option D:

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2889/nullpointer1aq.jpg

... tried it that way, no fun at all!

laz · #43 Post by **laz** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:25 pm

I noticed that with my dad's T42 2374 you can push down on the trackpoint to click, but on my T42 2373 you can't. When did they introduce that feature?

IAmTheEvilest · #44 Post by **IAmTheEvilest** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:49 pm

In my experience, the soft rim ones are the longest lasting ones. I have worn the bumps off of some of the soft domes and killed a few classics.

The HP business laptops have a soft dome type too, but they won't work on the Lenovo since the HPs attach onto a screw type brass stem.

dr_st · #45 Post by **dr_st** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:23 am

laz wrote:I noticed that with my dad's T42 2374 you can push down on the trackpoint to click, but on my T42 2373 you can't. When did they introduce that feature?

This feature is called "Press-to-select" and should be configurable on any T4x model, in the Ultranav control panel (which you can access through Control Panel -> Mouse).

lowie · #46 Post by **lowie** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:51 am

dr_st wrote:This feature is called "Press-to-select" and should be configurable on any T4x model, in the Ultranav control panel (which you can access through Control Panel -> Mouse).

Do you actually use that "press-to-select" function? I am almost unable to perform select actions by pressing the trackpoint; most of the time it just moves the pointer away from what I want to select

dr_st · #47 Post by **dr_st** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:50 am

lowie wrote:
dr_st wrote:This feature is called "Press-to-select" and should be configurable on any T4x model, in the Ultranav control panel (which you can access through Control Panel -> Mouse).
Do you actually use that "press-to-select" function? I am almost unable to perform select actions by pressing the trackpoint; most of the time it just moves the pointer away from what I want to select

I don't use it. I hate it. It is the same feature that annoys me on touchpads - very easy to trigger unintentionally.

I move the pointer with my index finger and click with my thumb. Very easy.

davidspalding · #48 Post by **davidspalding** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:10 am

lowie wrote:Do you actually use that "press-to-select" function? I am almost unable to perform select actions by pressing the trackpoint; most of the time it just moves the pointer away from what I want to select

I've had that on OTHER laptops, and I've found that I could lightly tap on it to select or double-click. Worked fine after < 1 hour's experimentation.

BTW, you can disable the tap-select feature on the Touchpad, I think. In the version on my T43, that is. I might be thinking of click-drag, though. (Don't have my TP here with me.)

PrincipalValiant · #49 Post by **PrincipalValiant** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:47 pm

I've ordered a set of extras and gave the soft dome a shot. I that with the soft dome I'm able to set the trackpoint to a much higher speed and control it more accurately than with the classic cats tongue.

Although it doesn't grip as well when my hand sweats and it seems to be sort of coushy it is definitely worth the extra speed and accuracy gained.

dr_st · #50 Post by **dr_st** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:33 pm

davidspalding wrote:BTW, you can disable the tap-select feature on the Touchpad, I think. In the version on my T43, that is. I might be thinking of click-drag, though. (Don't have my TP here with me.)

Of course you can, but it renders the touchpad unusable.

christopher_wolf · #51 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:25 pm

It does? I have disabled it several times and it didn't render the touchpad unusable.

dr_st · #52 Post by **dr_st** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:23 am

christopher_wolf wrote:It does? I have disabled it several times and it didn't render the touchpad unusable.

Just IMO that is. As much as I think that touchpad is a pathetic pointing device as a whole, I think that without press-to-select it is completely worthless.

FRiC · #53 Post by **FRiC** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:00 pm

lowie wrote:
dr_st wrote:This feature is called "Press-to-select" and should be configurable on any T4x model, in the Ultranav control panel (which you can access through Control Panel -> Mouse).
Do you actually use that "press-to-select" function? I am almost unable to perform select actions by pressing the trackpoint; most of the time it just moves the pointer away from what I want to select

I find that press-to-select works best with soft rim since the center is concave and easy to press down and doesn't lead to a side movement.

When I remove my trackpoint cap, the little black plastic part under it also comes off and I see the tiny stick of the trackpoint device itself. Is this normal? Should I glue the plastic part back?

#54 Post by **Kyocera** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:06 pm

I don't think that part is supposed to come off too, just the rubber.

dr_st · #55 Post by **dr_st** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:19 am

FRiC wrote:When I remove my trackpoint cap, the little black plastic part under it also comes off and I see the tiny stick of the trackpoint device itself. Is this normal? Should I glue the plastic part back?

Not normal. Don't know what you should do, though.

davidspalding · #56 Post by **davidspalding** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:43 pm

What to do ... call IBM for a new keyboard (depends on status of your warranty).

What kind of trackpoint do you use, and why? [3 pics, 14Kb]

I prefer TrackPoint...

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